Hank Williams Jr. - Forged by fire

It was ^Chard for him to get out of bed When the ^Gmphone rang sleepy eyed she said "Charlie's ^Fdrunk again Why don't you just let it ^Cring?" Through the ^Cyears he'd always picked it up For the ^Gmguy who came back and saved his butt What they ^Fhave in common is a brotherhood So ^Gfew could understand

They were ^Cforged by ^Ffire ^BbHard times you get beyond ^FGive you an un^Gbreakable bond ^CForged by ^Ffire When you^Bb pray to God, ^Fbeat the odds ^DmAnd you walk through hell to^Ggether You're forever ^Cforged by ^Ffire ^{Eb D C}

The young ^CGI said from his VA bed "Why you ^Gmwanna hang out with us broken men While ^Fyou could be spending your time With your family and ^Cfriends." He ^Ctold him "son, you're family too I ^Gmsee myself when I look at you In a ^Fplace and time you don't forget So ^Geven though we've just met"

We're ^Cforged by ^Ffire ^BbHard times you get beyond ^FGive you an un^Gbreakable bond ^CForged by ^Ffire When you^Bb pray to God, ^Fbeat the odds ^DmAnd you walk through hell to^Ggether You're forever ^Cforged (so^Flo) ^{Bb F Eb D C}

He said "^Cgoodbye GI, see you next week" He ^Gmrolls himself out to the street Pretty ^Fhard for him to get up in that van And ^Cthrow the wheelchair in the back ^CHe was headed home ready to unwind When ^GmCharlie called "can you help me one more time?" He said ^F"Chuck, I'll be there on the double For a ^Gbrother, it's no trouble"

When you're ^Cforged by ^Ffire ^BbHard times you get beyond ^FIraq, Korea ^Gor Khe Sanh ^CForged by ^Ffire From ^BbIwo Jima to ^FAfghanistan We're ^Ebtalking about the American ^Dfighting man

^CForged by ^Ffire ^{Bb F G C}Forged by ^Ffire.^{Bb F G}